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BOEM’s supplement to the environmental impact statement for 800MW wind farm described as both positive and negative The five New England offshore wind leaseholders in the US – Equinor, Mayflower Wind, Orsted/Eversource and Vineyard Wind – have welcomed the supplemental environmental impact statement on the Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm. The SEIS was posted to… Read More
In partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the city of Duluth will host a virtual public information meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday on the proposed Park Point beach nourishment project. The Detroit district of the Corps plans to dredge the Duluth-Superior federal navigational channel and place about 50,000 cubic yards of that dredge… Read More
SEACOR Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CKH) subsidiary SCF Marine reports that its container-on-barge service, operated by SEACOR AMH, is participating in a 12-month accredited U.S.-based carbon offset program starting June 2020. “Through this initiative, diesel carbon emissions from AMH’s container service and the St. Louis, Memphis, and Port Allen terminals will be offset to achieve carbon… Read More
After many months of discussion, the Southern Shores Town Council unanimously decided to pursue a beach nourishment project at their meeting on June 16. This will be the first time the town engages in such a project; they will join their neighbors, Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk and Duck in a nourishment project for the… Read More
How living shorelines can restore communities damaged by severe weather events Since Superstorm Sandy devastated communities all over the state, storm resilience and shoreline restoration have become top priorities for shore towns and low-lying areas. But this process is difficult, largely because of limited resources and varying landscape challenges. Municipalities have to weigh parallel goals… Read More
By TIM FAULKNER/ecoRI News staff EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. — There is no foolproof approach to stopping coastal erosion, but an experimental “living shoreline” is being tested at a local beach in an attempt to lessen the destructive effects of the climate crisis. Current waterfront defenses such as stone barriers, known as riprap, and cement seawalls… Read More
The National Park Service has approved a plan to issue a special use permit to Dare County to use a privately owned hopper dredge to perform maintenance dredging within Oregon Inlet. In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA, the park service adopted an environmental assessment drafted by the Army Corps of Engineers… Read More
A $32.5 million beach replenishment and dune building project in Cape May County that was scheduled to begin earlier this year will soon get underway, officials said. According to a notice posted on Sea Isle City’s website, the contractor, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company of Oak Brook, Ill., is currently delivering equipment to the… Read More
GULF SHORES, Ala. (WALA) – It’s hard to miss out in the unusually shallow waters of Little Lagoon Pass; a big black and yellow barge, that some residents are worried will overstay its welcome. Though ALDOT tells FOX10 News the project of removing sand from Little Lagoon Pass is going well, some residents beg to… Read More
It has taken some time, but the Marsh Lake Ecosystem Restoration Project has reached its completion. Last Thursday, on what proved to be a very windy day at Marsh Lake, long-time DNR employee Walt Gessler invited some intrepid local reporters to Marsh Lake to take a tour of the lake and view the effects the… Read More
The work is contingent upon the city removing more trees and approval of Pipestone County Commissioners Pipestone County’s Ditch Committee voted on Monday, June 8 to dredge the county ditch from the Ninth Street NE bridge near the campground to the bridge on North Hiawatha Avenue. The vote is a step toward what Pipestone County… Read More
Questions remain if Buy America policy, U.S. defense department rules will allow Canadian firms to fully participate in US$922.4-million project One of the biggest construction projects in the Twin Saults in generations has kicked off just across the border in northern Michigan. Channel dredging is underway to clear the path for a new navigational lock… Read More
The group suing the city of Lafayette over five new sales tax districts set to go into effect July 1 is dropping its suit, one of the plaintiffs has announced. “We cannot afford to compete with the entire Lafayette Consolidated Government funding of this lawsuit, which seeks to repress the rights of voters,” said Tim… Read More
Human beings have been turning the power of the wind into energy for over a thousand years. Across about 100 countries, wind is harnessed — often with the familiar, sometimes elegant technology of wind turbines. Increasingly, those “windmills” are in clusters offshore, usually in an ocean; the boom in offshore is especially helping European countries… Read More
HONOLULU – When the State Legislature recently passed its $5.1 billion Capital Improvement Project budget for Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021, more than $533 million was set aside for projects on Maui, Lanai and Molokai. House Bill 2725 HD1 SD1 provides funds for Capital Improvement Projects, including many “shovel ready” construction projects that can begin… Read More